Quebec Premier and Coalition Avenir Qu\u00e9bec Leader Christine Fr\u00e9chette will run in the riding of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res instead of Sanguinet in the coming provincial election, it was announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e9chette has represented the Mont\u00e9r\u00e9gie-area riding of Sanguinet since her first election as a member of the National Assembly in 2022, but has chosen to return to her roots in her hometown of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is where I grew up, where I learned to love Quebec \u2014 our identity, our language and our culture,\u201d Fr\u00e9chette said in a statement. \u201cToday, I\u2019m choosing to come home and put all of my experience to work for the people of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res and the Mauricie region. At a time of economic uncertainty, our regions need a strong voice to protect our economy, create good jobs and help build Quebec\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e9chette is Quebec\u2019s 33rd premier and the second CAQ leader in the 15-year history of the party, after Fran\u00e7ois Legault. She\u2019s the second woman to be Quebec premier, after the Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois\u2019s Pauline Marois. Fr\u00e9chette has worked as minister of immigration, francization and integration, and minister of the economy, innovation and energy.<\/p>\n
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The Trois-Rivi\u00e8res riding is currently held by CAQ MNA and Labour Minister Jean Boulet, who is not seeking re-election.<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e9chette thanked Boulet in her statement on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI also want to thank the people of Sanguinet from the bottom of my heart,\u201d she said. \u201cI will never forget the trust you placed in me in 2022. I will always be grateful to you because you gave me my real chance in politics.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fr\u00e9chette added Trois-Rivi\u00e8res is \u201cwhere it all began\u201d for her, noting she went to school there all her life, where she had her first job, where her parents still live and where her partner was born and raised.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI already know some people will say I\u2019m running away,\u201d she said. \u201cThe truth is much simpler: I\u2019m coming home. \u2026 With humility, I will work to earn the trust of the people of Trois-Rivi\u00e8res.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Quebec election is set to take place on Oct. 5. <\/p>\n
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